What is Management by Exception (MBE)? Every day, airline operations teams make thousands of decisions under pressure—but the most important ones are often hidden in a sea of routine flights. Airlines manage hundreds, sometimes thousands, …
For Corendon Airlines, growth brought opportunity—but it also made every flight planning decision more complex, more connected, and more critical to get right. Airlines must navigate complex operations, rising costs, and increasing passenger expectations—all while …
At Jeppesen ForeFlight, we help airlines reduce fuel costs by up to 2% at every stage of their operation, often using tools already in the hands of their crews. Here’s how we do it: Fleet …
Next to flight planning, successful ground handling is the most important aspect of any business aviation operation. Despite navigating the rigors of weather, traffic, fuel, customs, etc., no trip is a success until your passengers …
While the calendar says 2016 is still a few weeks away, for most flight departments, the New Year planning is well underway. In this two-part series, we’re going to show you easily leveraged opportunities that …
It was English poet Alexander Pope who taught us that, “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Would Mr. Pope have felt the same if he’d just stepped off a six-hour intercontinental flight to find …
In Part 1 of our series, we noted that clearing customs can be one of the more stressful times for a flight crew and offered four tips to help reduce that stress. In Part 2 …
A more popular definition of stress is: being put in a position of high expectation and low control. Based on this definition, most international operators are likely to agree that clearing customs is about as …
Odds are good that you chose a career in business aviation to avoid the pain of a desk job, or because of your fascination with the science or engineering of flight, or to pursue a …
